A slight change in plans as the next update isn't Horror-themed. Let's fix that!
In the late run of The Time Tunnel, it got all weird and sci-fi, as opposed to having the Leads just traverse history itself.
By the end run, they fought Aliens multiple times and met Merlin.
Before that happened, however, they had what could best be described as a Halloween Episode.
This is...
Our Heroes end up in 1915, right in the middle of WWI. How does the Roman Emperor play a part?
They end up in the Basement of a Villa and a blast unearths the Tomb of Nero!
They find its Owner and he covers for their presence, since he's a Baron (but not a Frankenstein one).
The Ghost gets upstairs and possesses one of the Soldiers- Richard Jaeckel!- who proceeds to rant and attack the Baron.
Nero wants revenge of the descendants of the man that betrayed him.
Classic Ghost behavior.
Back in the Future (of the Past), the people behind the Tunnel call in an expert on Ghosts.
Did they use Angie's List (aka Angi)?
Just in time as Tony is possessed.
They zap him with ONE MILLION VOLTS of Electricity for a 'nanosecond' to free him.
They manage to stop the Ghost- including the time that they PUNCH IT IN THE FACE- and escape before the building is bombed!
The Historical Fiction soon take a backseat to spectacle- like The Walls of Jericho- or magic- Merlin- and Aliens- see the final Episode.
Was doing an Episode with them in Rome too much? They didn't have the 'in their lifetime' rule from Quantum Leap and they jump around to crazier places.
My guess is that the Budget is to blame.
Instead of Rome, we get wind blowing, random Soldiers and stock Bernard Herrman Score pieces. His Music really elevates the basic action on display here.
That said, they do have fun with this premise and it is memorable after 50+ years. Now will someone turn down the fan, please?
A fun, strange Episode- even for a Time Travel Show. Let's see if others can match up.
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